diff --git a/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php b/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php
index 685b86d84..5b82b619c 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@
 <?php if ( have_comments() ) : ?>
 	<h3 id="comments"><?php comments_number('No Responses', 'One Response', '% Responses' );?> to &#8220;<?php the_title(); ?>&#8221;</h3>
 
+	<div class="navigation">
+		<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_comments_link() ?></div>
+		<div class="alignright"><?php next_comments_link() ?></div>
+	</div>
+
 	<ol class="commentlist">
 	<?php wp_list_comments(); ?>
 	</ol>
+
 	<div class="navigation">
 		<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_comments_link() ?></div>
 		<div class="alignright"><?php next_comments_link() ?></div>
diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index b2785db42..b034013ee 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ function &separate_comments(&$comments) {
 function get_comment_pages_count( $comments = null, $per_page = null, $threaded = null ) {
 	global $wp_query;
 
+	if ( null === $comments && null === $per_page && null === $threaded && !empty($wp_query->max_num_comment_pages) )
+		return $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages;
+
 	if ( !$comments || !is_array($comments) )
 		$comments = $wp_query->comments;
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 6dce0c192..1bbf84550 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -1265,6 +1265,9 @@ function next_comments_link($label='', $max_page = 0) {
 	if ( empty($max_page) )
 		$max_page = $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages;
 
+	if ( empty($max_page) )
+		$max_page = get_comment_pages_count();
+
 	if ( $nextpage > $max_page )
 		return;
 
@@ -1324,7 +1327,7 @@ function paginate_comments_links($args = array()) {
 	$page = get_query_var('cpage');
 	if ( !$page )
 		$page = 1;
-	$max_page = $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages;
+	$max_page = get_comment_pages_count();
 	$defaults = array(
 		'base' => add_query_arg( 'cpage', '%#%' ),
 		'format' => '',